Covering All Aspects of College Life, CTN Reaches More Than 5 Million Students at Over 720 Campuses across the Country

September 11, 2003 Princeton, NJ SES AMERICOM, an SES GLOBAL company (Luxembourg and Frankfurt Stock Exchange: SESG), announced today that MTV Networks On Campus, Inc. has signed a multi-year agreement for Ku-band service on AMC-3 for distribution of CTN: College Television Network. CTN is a premiere television network serving more than 5 million students at over 720 colleges across the country. Offering a diverse mix of music, news, sports, events and specials, CTN is dedicated to covering all aspects of college life both on and off campus. 

We are delighted to further our long-standing relationship with MTV Networks, a recognized innovator in youth-oriented programming, said Carl Capista, AMERICOMs Vice President, Media and Entertainment Services. CTN is a diversified channel that uniquely blends relevant music, news and sports with the many facets of everyday college life, and we are excited to be working with them.

AMC-3 is a hybrid C/Ku-band satellite that became fully operational in 1997 at 87 degrees W.L. AMC-3 carries twenty-four 36 MHz 16-watt C-band transponders and twenty-four 36 MHz 60-watt Ku-band transponders committed to the radio, education, broadcast, business television and broadband Internet markets providing CONUS, Hawaiian, Mexican and Caribbean coverage.

Dedicated to all aspects of college life both on and off campus, CTN: College Television Network offers students a channel that is uniquely their own. In addition to playing a diverse mix of music programming ranging from hip hop to rock, CTN also features regular segments on everyday campus life including food, fashion, sports, travel, work study and much more. Also, through partners at CBS News, CBS Sports and MTV News, CTN broadcasts hourly updates on news from around the world including stories on music, sports and more. 

About MTV Networks & CTN

Broadcasting via satellite to over 720 colleges across the country, with a combined enrollment well over 5 million, CTN is the largest, most comprehensive television network just for college students. 24hrs a day, 7days a week, CTN can be seen in the dining areas, fitness centers, student lounges and dorm rooms of campuses throughout the U.S. 

MTV Networks owns and operates the cable television programming services MTV: Music Television, MTV2, Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite, TV Land, VH1, CMT: Country Music Television, and TNN, as well as The Digital Suite from MTV Networks, a package of thirteen digital services, all of which are trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks also operates and offers joint ventures, licensing agreements and syndication deals whereby its programming can be seen worldwide.

About SES AMERICOM

The largest supplier of satellite services in the U.S., SES AMERICOM, Inc. is recognized as a pioneer of global satellite communications services. Established in 1973 with its first satellite circuit for the U.S. Armed Forces, the company currently operates a fleet of 16 spacecraft in orbital positions providing service throughout the Americas, across Europe, over the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and throughout Asia. As a member of the SES GLOBAL family, AMERICOM is able to provide end-to-end telecommunications solutions to any region in the world. SES AMERICOM key customers include ABC Radio Networks, AT&T Alascom, AOL TimeWarner, British Telecom, Deutsche Welle, Discovery, EchoStar, Fox, TV Guide/Gemstar, Gannett, HBO, Hughes Network Systems, NBC, The New York Times, NHK, PaxNet, PBS, TELE Greenland, TV Europa, Verestar, Viacom, and through AMERICOM Government Services, various agencies of the U.S. government.

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Contact: Monica Morgan
              SES AMERICOM
              +1-609-987-4143;
                       

              David French
              CTN
              1+212-846-6698